India, Jan. 28 -- A ctor-director Kristen Stewart recently criticised Hollywood for its treatment of female actors, stating that the film industry denies them agency and often treats them like "puppets". Speaking to The Times of London while discussing her feature directorial debut, The Chronology of Water (2025), Kristen said, "Actresses get treated like sh*t, I've got to tell you. People think anyone could be an actress, but the first time I sat down to talk about my movie as a director, I thought, wow, this is a different experience. They are talking to me like I'm somebody with a brain." Reflecting on her own experience, the 35-year-old noted, "There's this idea that directors have otherworldly abilities, which is not true. It's an idea perpetuated by men. It's worse for female actors than male ones. They get treated like puppets, but they are not." HTC...